Beautiful Awakening

Infobox Album | Name = Beautiful Awakening
Type = Album
Artist = Stacie Orrico


Released = August 14, 2006 (JPN)
August 24, 2006 (SWI)
August 25,2006 (GER)
August 26, 2006 (AUS)
August 28, 2006 (UK)/ (España)
August 29, 2006 (MEX)/ (HK)
January 16, 2007(CAN)

Recorded = 2005- 2006
Genre = R&B/Pop
Length =
Label = Virgin
Producer = Marcellus "Handz Down" Dawson, Dallas Austin, Dwayne Bastiany, KayGee, The Underdogs, Terence "Tramp Baby" Abney
Novel, She'kspere, Lashaunda "Babygirl" Carr, Trendsettas, Track & Field, Stacie Orrico, Dent
Reviews = * "Rolling Stone"
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:me5g8qnfbtq4 link]
*"Smash Hits" Rating|2|5
*"CCM Magazine" B
*"VIBE" Favorable
*Christianity Today Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2007/beautifulawakening.html link]
*"Billboard" Favorable [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3iacXfgBSOlso1LSx1f1y6CQ%3D%3D link] | Chronology =
Last album = "Live In Japan"
(2004)
This album = "Beautiful Awakening"
(2006/2007)
Next album = "
(2007)
Extra album cover
Upper caption = Alternative Covers
Background = lightsteelblue


Lower caption = U.K. Cover Extra album cover
Upper caption Background = lightsteelblue


Lower caption = Japanese cover

"Beautiful Awakening" is the third album from American CCM/pop singer Stacie Orrico. The album was released on January 16, 2007 in Canada. It was released on Virgin Records. Originally this album was set for a release late August in the U.S. - however, the debut single wasn't being picked up on the radio so Virgin sent Stacie overseas to promote, while they re-thought their marketing strategies and re-shot the video for her first single. In March 2007, Stacie announced that she and Virgin records had gone their separate ways and although the album had still not been released in the U.S. she promised it would eventually be released... just on another label.

Stacie's new album is described as " a soulful, R&B-powered effort that tells the story of her journey, which has landed her where she is today: in control of her life and career for the first time". Orrico co-wrote a majority of the album and worked with a variety of top-notch producers and writers, including Dallas Austin, Nate Butler, KayGee & Terence "Tramp-Baby" Abney, Dwayne Bastiany, Shekspeare and co-writers such as Track & Field, Anthony Dent, and, newcomers Frankie Storm & Novel, the grandson of Solomon Burke. Orrico hints she wrote the songs for instrumental as well as acoustic performance: "I want to perform soul music. That is what rings true to me. And truth, honesty, and vulnerability always rise to the top."

The first single from the album is "I'm Not Missing You" went to radio on June 20th but will be re-released on October 3rd. The video was shot in Los Angeles, California on May 31 and June 1.

Although the second single had been rumored to be "Dream You" and "Is It Me", it appears "So Simple" has been confirmed to be the second single for Europe and Asia. She appears on the "Singapore Idol" results show as a guest star.

Track listing

iTunes UK/Europe/Australia Exclusive
Released: August 30, 2006

North American Edition
Released: January 16, 2007

Personnel

Terence "Tramp-Baby" Abney drums keyboards
Randy Cooke - drums
Cito Crandle - keyboards
Gerald Heyward - drums
Carlton Lynn - guitar
Graham Marsh - guitar
Tony Reyes - bass, guitar
Michael "Ese" Severson - guitar
Mike Fratantuno - bass
Rick Sheppard - MIDI
Track & Field - Fender Rhodes

Singles

*"I'm Not Missing You" (2006)
*"So Simple" (2007)

Production

*Creative director: Stacie Orrico
*Producer: Dallas Austin & Novel, Bastiany, KayGee & Terence "Tramp Baby" Abney , The Underdogs, She'kspere, Lashaunda "Babygirl" Carr, Trendsettas, Track & Field, Stacie Orrico, Dent
*Vocal producer: Stacie Orrico, Tiffany Palmer, Carlos Ricketts
*Engineers: Dwayne Bastiany, Anthony Dent, Rob Herrera, Carlton Lynn, Rick Sheppard, Josh Wilbur
*Assistant engineers: Yvan Bing, Chris Jenkins, Graham Marsh
*Sound design: Rick Sheppard
*Instrumentation: Dwayne Bastiany, Anthony Dent
*Mixing: Josh Wilbur, Carlton Lynn, Greg Price
*Programming: Dwayne Bastiany, Anthony Dent
*Mastering: Herb Powers
*A&R: Michelle Ryang
*Stylist: Dawn Boonyachlito

Charts

"Beautiful Awakening" has had moderate success outside the U.S.. On Itunes, the album is in the top 100 or better on both the Top 100 and Pop album charts. The album failed to make the Top 50 Albums Chart in Australia.

References

* [http://www.stacieorrico.org# Stacie Orrico's fansite]
* [http://www.lanet.lv/misc/charts Charts All Over the World]